A solid, level path is seen as something that can be walked on, while a steep, icy slope is not, although both can be seen clearly.
Explain how Gibson's concept of affordances applies to this example and one weakness of the concept of affordances.
52 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Psychology 8.1 Perception, covering 8.1.1 Depth cues, illusions and constancies, 8.1.2 Direct Theory of Perception (Gibson, 1996), 8.1.3 Constructivist Theory of Perception (Gregory, 1970), and 8.1.4 Effects on perceptual set. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.